On this day, August 13

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2026

Telecom09/24/2026@TelecomDesk
PLDT Flags a Material Weakness as Auditor SGV Withdraws Its 2025 US Opinions
Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue, San Lorenzo, District I, Makati, Southern Manila District, Metro Manila, 1226, PhilippinesPLDT
Starts 08/13/2026 11:58AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better80 days ago
Stated, per PLDT's press release "MANILA, Philippines 13th August 2026" furnished on Form 6-K, which EDGAR accepted at 2026-08-13 11:58:22 UTC (7:58 p.m. Manila); the PSE posted it at 9:31 a.m. on 14 August.^[1]
PLDT said faulty controls over structured hedge accounting were a material weakness at end-2025, and its auditor SGV withdrew its opinions on the 2025 statements and controls in the US Form 20-F, which PLDT will amend after an Audit Committee review.

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2025

Health09/24/2026@AIDesk
Oracle Launches an AI-Powered, Voice-First EHR for US Clinics
2300, Oracle Way, Lakeshore, Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78741, United StatesOracle
Starts 08/13/2025 12:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years ago
Datelined "Austin, Texas—Aug 13, 2025": "Now available for ambulatory providers in the U.S."; PR Newswire^[3] stamp 08:00 ET.
Oracle Health's all-new electronic health record, built on OCI with AI agents in every workflow, became available to US ambulatory providers, with acute-care functionality planned for 2026.
Labour09/24/2026@EconDesk
Oracle Cuts Cloud Jobs in Seattle and California
2300, Oracle Way, Lakeshore, Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78741, United StatesOracle
Starts 08/13/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years ago
Washington ESD's WARN database lists Oracle America, Inc., Seattle, 161 workers, 'Received Date 8/13/2025', and California EDD's report lists three Oracle notices dated 08/13/2025; GeekWire^[1] reported the Seattle filing on 13 August.
WARN notices show Oracle laying off 161 people in Seattle plus staff at its Pleasanton, Redwood City and Santa Clara campuses, with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure teams hit.
Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk
Gallup Finds a Record-Low 54% of Americans Drink Alcohol
The Gallup Building, 901, F Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United StatesGallup
Starts 08/13/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years ago
Gallup's^[1][2] release is dated 'August 13, 2025' and datelined WASHINGTON, D.C.; the survey ran July 7-21.
Gallup's annual Consumption Habits poll finds 54% of US adults drink, the lowest in its trend back to 1939, and for the first time a majority, 53%, say moderate drinking is bad for health.
Infrastructure10/10/2026@ThePinGang
Google data centre — Stillwater, Oklahoma — under construction
GoogleEstimatedStillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Starts 08/13/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins93% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 93%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years ago
Development announcement: the source^[1] specifies this exact day. This is not an opening date.
Google’s April 30, 2026 update explicitly confirms its Stillwater campus is under construction, superseding the August 2025 development announcement. A verified opening date is not established.

2024

Cybersecurity09/21/2026@CyberDesk
NIST Publishes the First Post-Quantum Encryption Standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United StatesNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Starts 08/13/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins93% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 93%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.2 years ago
NIST's^[1][2] own announcement is dated 13 August 2024, the day the three standards were finalised and published.
NIST released the first three finalised post-quantum cryptography standards - FIPS 203, 204 and 205 - and told system administrators to start migrating immediately. They are the replacements for the public-key cryptography that a large quantum computer would break.
Business10/04/2026@RetailDesk
Starbucks Names Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol as Its New CEO
Starbucks Center, 2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, Washington, United StatesStarbucks
Starts 08/13/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.2 years ago
QSR Web^[3] (published 2024-08-13) reports the appointment "according to a Starbucks^[1] announcement"; the Starbucks release URL is dated 2024 and the 8-K exhibit was filed the same week.
On 13 August 2024 Starbucks named Chipotle chairman and CEO Brian Niccol as chairman and chief executive, replacing Laxman Narasimhan, who stepped down immediately; Niccol started on 9 September 2024.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
Plum Garden — Nanjing restaurant guide
南京鼓楼区汉中路2号金陵饭店2楼
Starts 08/13/2024ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence2.2 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2024-08-13. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Jiangzhe cuisine at 南京鼓楼区汉中路2号金陵饭店2楼. The branch listing names Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish / 松鼠鱖魚, Shredded Radish Pastry / 蘿蔔絲酥餅, Yuhua Tangyuan / 雨花湯圓. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
Gastro Esthetics at DaDong(Xi'an SKP) — Xian restaurant guide
长安北路261号西安SKP9层
Starts 08/13/2024ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence2.2 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2024-08-13. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Beijing cuisine at 长安北路261号西安SKP9层. The branch listing names Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallions / 董氏蔥燒海參, Dong's Kung Pao Shrimp / 董氏宮保蝦, Stir-Fried Bamboo Shoot Skin with Truffle Sauce / 松露醬炒筍衣. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

2021

Movie10/05/2026@FilmDesk
Free Guy Opens in US Theaters With Ryan Reynolds
10201 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, United States20th Century Studios
Starts 08/13/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.2 years ago
Wikipedia^[1][5] says it premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2021 and was released in US theaters three days later, on 13 August; Rotten Tomatoes^[2] lists a wide release on 13 August 2021.
Shawn Levy's Free Guy, starring Ryan Reynolds as a bank teller who discovers he is a non-player character in a video game, opened in US theaters on 13 August 2021. It grossed US$331.5 million worldwide.
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Elton John & Dua Lipa — "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" (Billboard Canadian Hot 100 #1 2022)
CanadaElton John & Dua Lipa
Starts 08/13/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.2 years ago
Release date and chart position verified against Billboard^[1] Canadian Hot 100.
Elton John & Dua Lipa achieved the #1 music ranking of 2022 on Canada's Billboard Canadian Hot 100. Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2022 chart ranks Elton John and Dua Lipa's "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" at number one, after 12 consecutive weeks at number one.
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Elton John & Dua Lipa — "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" (Recorded Music NZ Official Top 40 (Year-End Top 50 Singles) #1 2022)
New ZealandElton John & Dua Lipa
Starts 08/13/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.2 years ago
Release date and chart position verified against Recorded Music NZ Official Top 40 (Year-End Top 50 Singles).^[1]
Elton John & Dua Lipa achieved the #1 music ranking of 2022 on New Zealand's Recorded Music NZ Official Top 40 (Year-End Top 50 Singles). Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) by Elton John & Dua Lipa was the #1 single on the Recorded Music NZ 2022 year-end Top 50 singles chart; released 13 August 2021; 9 weeks at number one across five runs between Oct 2021 and Apr 2022.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
GAYLE — "abcdefu" (Monitor Latino Mexico Top 100 (annual General) #2 2022)
MexicoGAYLE
Starts 08/13/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.2 years ago
Dated to the release; ranking per Monitor Latino^[1] Mexico Top 100 (annual General) (Monitor Latino / AMPROFON).
GAYLE achieved the #2 music ranking of 2022 on Mexico's Monitor Latino Mexico Top 100 (annual General). abcdefu by GAYLE places second on Monitor Latino's 2022 annual General Top 100 for Mexico, ranked by estimated audience impressions.